Michal Hipp (born 13 March 1963)[1] is a Slovak football manager and a former player.
Hipp grew up in Horná Kráľová, a village in the district of Šaľa.[1] His son, Patrik, is also a footballer who played for FC Nitra in 2014.[2]
Hipp transferred to Slavia Prague in 1993 before returning to Slovakia for family reasons, playing for 1. FC Košice. He returned to his hometown club FC Nitra in August 1995, but an injury ruled him out for three months. Hipp retired from playing in 2000 with Austrian club USC Fels am Wagram.[3]
At international level, Hipp played five matches without scoring a goal in the Czechoslovakia national football team,[1] debuting under coach Milan Máčala in a 1–1 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying draw against Finland.[3] Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, he played five times for Slovakia and scored one goal.[1] After finishing his playing career, Hipp became coach of MFK Petržalka and ŠK Slovan Bratislava.[4]
In May 2012, Hipp became coach of Slovakia national football team with Stanislav Griga as his assistant, after the Slovak Football Association failed to hire Pavel Vrba from FC Viktoria Plzeň.[5] Both coaches were sacked on 13 June 2013 after a 1–1 draw with Liechtenstein in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.[6]
In January 2016, Hipp became the head coach of the Czech first league team FC Vysočina Jihlava.[7] After an unsuccessful start to the 2016/17 season, he moved to the position of assistant coach the same year in September, Michal Bílek was appointed head coach.[8] Hipp served as coach of Vysočina Jihlava in January 2017.[9]
Hipp was appointed coach of Hungarian club Szombathelyi Haladás on 20 September 2022, a position he previously held between 2017 and 2018.[10] However, Hipp was sacked on 31 May 2023.[11]
Hipp was appointed coach of ViOn Zlaté Moravce on 13 November 2023,[12] but was sacked on 21 February 2024 following poor results with the club.[13] On 6 November 2024, he was appointed to troubled 3. Liga club Slovan Galanta, replacing the sacked Eduard Pagáč.[14]
